We are ALL powerless over people places things, the environment, our bodies, the future, you name it.
When you really think about it, we are only under the illusion that we have control over much of anything.
You didn't decide where to be born, what race you are, what sex you are, who your family is, what your genetics are, your intelligence, and much of your education, language, religion, culture were all taught to you by people that you didn't pick long before you had any say in the matter.
Even existing on this earth is because of an infinitesimally small chance of creation and you were the ONE sperm out of millions that met the ONE egg. On a planet that just happened to have life out of an entire galaxy that is comprised mostly out of empty space.
The reality of how little we control is mind boggling, and breathtaking to me.
When we can set aside our humungous EGO, we can make peace with the universe.
This is my subtle way of saying, get over yourself.